WareHouse Optimization Software (WOS)
Regarding the complexity of Automatic warehouse design process and due to the multiplicity and effective elements variety in designing, and in order to facilitate the mathematical model application repetition, the WOS specialized software to optimize automatic warehouse has been developed in which the coding operation is done in two steps:
- 1. Coding the compiled model in genetics and Simulated annealing algorithms format
- 2. Making graphical interface in order to facilitate its usage
For this purpose, a graphical interface has been designed so that the users can record required information for the model step by step and finally after running the model, they can receive different types of reports and required analysis in format of chart report or numerical tables. These reports are for determining storage optimum design, storage structure optimum features (length, Width, height) aisle number with proper depth storage, aisles’ optimum dimensions and storage cells and required Stacker Crane number in order to fulfill special level of servicing capacity.
Introducing WOS Software
1. There are four options in the basic data menu that the first two options are for changes in the data related to a range of pallet machines designed for the stacker crane, and in third and fourth options, users can load the data banks used in the questions.
Main page and determination structural part of Automatic storage design software model
2. In the index definition, users should specify the boarders of the questions and in this regard, we first determine the maximum standard depth for goods storage in the storage structure, and when the storage depth is more than three, the proper amount should be specified in the box. Then in weight range, the using pallets, types of Stacker Crane and each height level should be specified and the amount will be the base of range and problem parameters dimensions in the next stages.
Index definition part in Automatic storage design software
3. Types of pallets and required storage numbers have been specified in this part.
Types of pallets definition part in Automatic storage design software
4. Stacker Crane and its related parameters have been defined in this stage.
Stacker Crane definition part in automated storage design software
5. Fixed varieties has been done in this stage, basically it applies for analysis model sensitivity to some varieties.
Main page and fixed varieties definition part in automatic storage design software
6. The information related to parameters, varieties and parameter amount related to problem solution algorithm are defined in this window
Insert page of Meta heuristic parameters